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Sunday, May 11, 2014

UN report on Canada’s treatment of aboriginal people in spotlight UPDATE

Canada saw and commented on a ‘preliminary’ version of the UN report

UN special rapporteur James Anaya says confirms he will
publish on Monday his findings on the conditions facing aboriginals in
Canada following a nine-day cross-country visit last fall. (Sean
Kilpatrick/Canadian Press)

The United Nations special envoy on the rights of indigenous people
confirms he will publish on Monday his findings on the conditions in
Canada's aboriginal communities, following a nine-day cross-country
visit last fall.
“The report will be made public on Monday,” James Anaya, the UN
special rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, told CBC News in
an email on Saturday.
Anaya’s initial assessment of the conditions facing aboriginals in Canada was grim.

“From all I have learned, I can only conclude that Canada faces a
crisis when it comes to the situation of indigenous peoples of the
country," the UN fact-finder said last October.
Monday’s UN report comes at a fragile time for relations between the federal government and First Nations.
The government put “on hold” its prized but controversial First
Nations education bill following the sudden resignation of Shawn Atleo
as national chief for the Assembly of First Nations.
Bill C-33 will stay on hold until the AFN “clarifies” its position on
the bill which it is expected to do during a special assembly of
national chiefs in Ottawa on May 27.

‘Preliminary’ report

The UN report will not come entirely as a surprise to the federal
government which had an opportunity to see an earlier copy of it.
Anaya told CBC News that as per the rules and procedures set out by
the UN Human Rights Council, the federal government was given a chance
to see and comment on an earlier version of the report.
“Canada was given the opportunity to see a confidential, preliminary
version of the report, and it did submit to me comments, which I took
into account in finalizing the report,” Anaya said in an email to CBC
News on Saturday.
Otherwise, the report “remains confidential until finalized and made public,” Anaya said.
Last fall, the UN envoy also urged the federal government to:

not "rush" forward with the tabling of a First Nations education bill

“re-initiate discussions” with aboriginal leaders to develop a
process and ultimately come up with an education bill “that addresses
aboriginal concerns and incorporates aboriginal view points”

launch a "comprehensive and nationwide" inquiry into the case of missing and murdered aboriginal women

extend the mandate of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission

The federal government introduced Bill C-33 one month ago following
what it said was extensive consultations with First Nations which began
in December 2012.
But as recently as two weeks ago, half a dozen chiefs came to Ottawa
vowing to scrap the bill after complaining the government never
consulted them. The two sides appear to differ on what constitutes a
duty to consult.
While the government has refused to launch a national inquiry into
the case of missing and murdered aboriginal women, the RCMP said this
month there are about 1,186 recorded incidents by police of aboriginal
homicides and unresolved missing women investigations. That report is
expected to be released soon.
The federal government extended the mandate of the Truth and
Reconciliation Commission by a year, until June 2015, so that it can
complete its work. An Ontario court ordered the government in 2013 to
turn over all residential school documents.
Anaya’s term as special rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples comes to a close at the end of the month.
The UN Human Rights Council confirmed on May 8 that Vicky Tauli-Corpuz will replace Anaya beginning June 1.

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